{"id":692339,"date":"2026-05-24T22:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T22:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/692339\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T22:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T22:58:09","slug":"afl-draft-watch-mid-season-and-national-draft-prospects-performing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/692339\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL Draft watch: Mid-Season and National Draft prospects performing"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was the last audition for AFL<\/a> Mid-Season Draft prospects ahead of the intake on Tuesday, while a club-tied prospect had a breakout game in the Talent League.<\/p>\n

That and more in AFL Draft<\/a> Watch.<\/p>\n

Mid-Season Draft hopefuls shine<\/p>\n

A host of Mid-Season Draft prospects used the weekend to reinforce their credentials for Tuesday’s intake.<\/p>\n

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Richmond VFL\u2018s Sam Toner<\/a> had 24 disposals and three goals, importantly showing his running power on the wing in his most complete performance of the year.<\/p>\n

Hawthorn could be a late suitor for the forward.<\/p>\n

His Tigers VFL teammate Mutaz El Nour was as dependable as ever in defence.<\/p>\n

Marcus Herbert, who has drawn Jack Sinclair<\/a> comparisons, had 34 disposals off half back and will be in the mix for Richmond’s first selection.<\/p>\n

Frankston’s Harrison Coe was strong in the ruck in a scrappy game on Saturday night. He is one of several rucks clubs are doing work on, with Collingwood and Melbourne the clubs he has been most linked to.<\/p>\n

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Brynn Teakle<\/a> is another one Collingwood is considering, and he had 10 disposals, 22 hitouts and seven tackles in the Magpies loss to Werribee.<\/p>\n

Williamstown’s Hugo Hall-Kahan<\/a> has interest from multiple clubs and missed a running shot on the siren to win his side the game but played with his usual dash off half-back.<\/p>\n

Seagulls teammate Joel Fitzgerald was a clearance machine and brought his usual tenacity to the midfield.<\/p>\n

Richmond NGA on the big stage<\/p>\n

Richmond Next Generation Academy prospect Tanner Armstrong was part of Dreamtime at the ‘G on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Armstrong was one of the First Nations Dancers in the pre-game ceremony, getting the opportunity to dance alongside potential future teammate Maurice Rioli<\/a> in front of a packed MCG.<\/p>\n

A tenacious, ball-winning midfielder, Armstrong boards at Scotch College and is from Murray Bushrangers. He represented the AFL<\/a> Academy earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Knights winger on clubs’ radar<\/p>\n

Northern Knights winger Toby Krasna is a player who is jumping up in calculations early in 2026.<\/p>\n

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An excellent athlete whose game is underpinned by excellent running power, Krasna’s been given midfield opportunity for both the Knights and Parade College and shown a good ability to slip his way through traffic.<\/p>\n

His ability to kick off both feet and deliver the ball forward dangerously have also been key features of his game.<\/p>\n

He made the Vic Metro squad so will have the opportunity to prove his capability against the country’s best next month.<\/p>\n

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Hawthorn-tied prospect stars<\/p>\n

Eastern Ranges forward Myles Reynders kicked a bag of six goals in the Talent League on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Reynders led the way in the program’s 131-point walloping of Bendigo, setting up plenty of goals alongside the ones he kicked himself.<\/p>\n

His talent is undoubted, with those who know him pointing to clear AFL<\/a> attributes, but he started the year outside the Ranges line-up.<\/p>\n

Those around him hope the match kick-starts a strong second half of 2026.<\/p>\n

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He has spent time training with Hawthorn in pre-season and is a third tall type of forward.<\/p>\n

The Hawks also have priority access to Gippslander Keenan Boi, who is expected to be in draft calculations.<\/p>\n

GWV forward impressing<\/p>\n

GWV medium forward Archie Elliott kicked four of his team’s eight goals on Saturday, lifting his season tally to 21 across seven games.<\/p>\n

He has been a revelation for the Rebels this season, with his craftiness well complemented by his manic pressure and second efforts.<\/p>\n

He showed promise in a Vic Country trial game and has taken the eye of recruiters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was the last audition for AFL Mid-Season Draft prospects ahead of the intake on Tuesday, while a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":692340,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,93812,33333,6854,337829,337828,170343,85,77292,173966],"class_list":["post-692339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-draft-prospects","tag-draft-watch","tag-hawthorn","tag-mid-season","tag-mid-season-draft-prospects","tag-running-power","tag-sports","tag-talent-league","tag-tanner-armstrong"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=692339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/692340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=692339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=692339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=692339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}